Justin Llewellyn-Jones Promoted To CEO At Trading Technologies, Keith Todd Becomes Deputy Chairman

Trading Technologies International has promoted Justin Llewellyn-Jones to Chief Executive Officer, effective 31st March, replacing Keith Todd who will become Deputy Chairman whilst remaining on the board of directors.

Llewellyn-Jones, who joined the Chicago-based capital markets platform services provider as Chief Operating Officer in January 2024, brings three decades of experience in fintech and financial services to the role.

The leadership transition comes as Trading Technologies completes what Chairman Carsten Kengeter described as an accelerated growth phase under current CEO Keith Todd's leadership.

Keith Todd, Deputy Chairman, Trading Technologies

"As CEO, Keith impressively led TT to achieve all goals set out in its five-year plan in just three years. We now look forward to the next chapter, as the new CEO, Justin, will rely on his proven track record of success throughout his 30-year career and benefit from his past year at TT working with Keith," said Kengeter, who is also Chief Executive of 7RIDGE.

Since 2022, Trading Technologies has expanded beyond its traditional listed derivatives base into additional asset classes, completed four acquisitions and launched six new business lines. Kengeter noted the company has doubled in size over three years under 7RIDGE's ownership.

"Since 2022, TT has solidified its leadership in listed derivatives, established a footprint across additional asset classes, acquired and integrated four complementary companies, and launched six lines of business to further diversify and fuel growth. I expect TT's record-breaking growth will continue as Justin and Keith perform their new roles," Kengeter said.

Todd, who will retain his board position as Deputy Chairman, said the timing was appropriate for the leadership handover as the company embarks on a new five-year strategic plan.

"Over the last several years, I have been privileged to serve our extraordinary clients during a period of massive change under 7RIDGE's ownership of TT. We have built an extremely talented global team and put in place a highly experienced leadership group focused on delivering superior quality services to our customers. We've doubled the size of the business in just three years and, as we are setting off on our new five-year plan, it is appropriate to hand over the CEO role to Justin, whose deep industry experience and professionalism make him the ideal and natural successor. I thank all clients, partners and employees for their support," Todd said.

The incoming Chief Executive said he intends to maintain the company's strategic direction whilst ensuring operational agility in a rapidly evolving market environment.

"Thanks to Keith's extraordinary leadership and the talented team we have built here at TT, we are now positioned for continued growth and outperformance. TT is laser-focused on our customers and partners, and there is a tremendous opportunity for us to support the acceleration of their growth as we drive innovation and digitisation through our platform. I'm very excited about our current trajectory and intend to stay the course on the fundamentals of our vision and strategy, while recognising we must remain agile in a constantly evolving landscape, and that our work on continuous process improvement and service excellence is never done," Llewellyn-Jones said.

Prior to joining Trading Technologies, Llewellyn-Jones served as Chief Product Officer at Broadridge from early 2022, having previously held the position of Head of Capital Markets, North America for more than four years, overseeing equities, foreign exchange and derivatives operations and product strategy.

His earlier career included a tenure as Global Head of Derivatives at ION following that company's acquisition of Fidessa, where Llewellyn-Jones had worked for more than 14 years in various senior roles including Global Head of Derivatives and Chief Operating Officer Americas. He began his career with roles at NatWest and ADP-Wilco.

Trading Technologies is a global capital markets platform services company providing technology solutions to Tier 1 banks, brokerages, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, Commodity Trading Advisors, commercial hedgers and risk managers. The Software-as-a-Service company offers multi-asset class solutions spanning trade execution across futures and options, fixed income, foreign exchange and cryptocurrencies, alongside data analytics, quantitative trading, compliance, clearing and infrastructure services.